Writing

May 4, 2011 It is hard to believe we are nearing the end of the school year already! Please encourage your child to keep doing his or her best work. It gets more difficult to stay focused as the year ends, but it is still important to turn in all assignments to maintain grades. We have been working on poetry for the last few days and will continue this week. I enjoy reading the wonderful, creative poems the students have written! We have some very talented writers in the sixth grade. When the chicken eggs arrive, we will continue to use poetry to show what we are learning about Embryology. We will also be completing some assignments in preparation for graduation. Students will be creating graduation announcements. Look for them in the next few weeks. They will have all the details you need to know about when and where graduation will take place. We will also write biographies, which Mrs. Fiely will read as each student crosses the stage. We also will be starting an Author Study on May 10.

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May 16

 * Discuss appropriate sources to use for Author Study.
 * Independent Writing/Read books for Author Study.

May 17

 * Discuss how to use Internet for research.
 * Independent Writing/Read books for Author Study
 * Share

May 18

 * Introduce 6th Grade Biographies
 * Independent Writing/6th Grade Biographies/Author Study/Graduation Announcements
 * Share

May 19

 * Author Study/6th Grade Biographies/Author Study
 * Share